WorksheetsDelhi Sultans Quiz
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 8mins
Why did Delhi Sultans build several mosques in cities all ove the sub continent?
it helped to create the sense of a community and promoted brotherhood amongst the believers.
they wanted to look rich and wanted everyone to follow this religion.
they wanted to get more taxes.
It was necessary to reinforce the idea of a community because Muslims came from a variety of backgrounds and Building mosques demonstrated their claims to be protectors of Islam and Muslims.
Birthrights are :
privileges claimed on account of birth
privileges claimed on account of caste
privileges claimed on account of what the parents want
privileges claimed on account of what the soldiers want.
From where did Ibn Battuta travel to India?
Iran
Morocco, North Africa
Durban, South Africa
Costa Rica, Central America
Regions like the ________ delta became the centre of large kingdoms.
Brahmaputra
Ganga
Kaveri
Chambal
Name few cities built by Delhi Sultans that are now part of modern day Delhi.
TUGHLUQABAD, KANAUJ, JAHANPANAH, PRAYAGA
TUGHLUQABAD, HAUZ KHAS, JAHANPANAH, SIRI
TUGHLAQABAD, HAUZ KHAS, JAHANPANAH, PAHARPUR
TUGHLUQABAD, HAUZ KHAS, KALINGA, SIRI
What is a fertile piece of land between two rivers called ?
daob
delta
doab
detla
What was the Iqta System?
Delhi Sultans appointed military commanders as governors of territories of various sizes. These lands were called Iqta.
their holders were called Muqtidaars. The duty of the Muqtidaar was to train bandagans and maintain law and
order in their iqtas.
none of these
their holders were called Iqtadars or
Muqtis. The duty of the Iqtadar was to lead military campaigns and maintain law and order in their iqtas.
all of these
” Muhammad Tughluq s administrative measures were a failure”. How was the Transfer of the capital a failure?
This place was near North India but still he failed to keep a check for the Mongols.
This place was far from North India and Sultan could not keep a check on the Northern frontier from the attack of the Mongols
This place was far from South India and Sultan could not keep a check on the Southern frontier from the attack of the Mongols
The new capital was in near the Northern Frontier and the Sultan was overpowered by the larger army of the Mongols since he mis-interpreted the situation.
What is a Mosque called in Arabic? ( ANSWER IN CAPITAL LETTERS ONLY )
(a)
The Khaljis and Tughluqs continued to use bandagan and also raised people of humble birth, who were often their clients, to high political positions. They were appointed as generals and governors.
TRUE
FALSE
The soldiers had to be fed. This was done through the produce collected as ________ from lands between the _________ and ___________.
blank 1- TAX
blanks 2 & 3- Kaveri and Yamuna
blanks 2 & 3- Ganga and Yamuna
blank 1- TRIBUTE
which of the statements given are true?
both 2 and 3
both 1 and 4
both 1 and 2
both 3 and 4
select the correct order of making manuscripts:
1- Repairing the paper
2- Writing the test
3- Preparing the binding
4- Melting gold to highlight important words and passages
1- Repairing the paper
2- Melting gold to highlight important words and passages
3- Writing the test
4- Preparing the binding
1- Repairing the paper
2- Writing the text
3- Preparing the binding
4- Melting gold to highlight important words and passages
1- Repairing the paper
2- Writing the text
3- Melting gold to highlight important words and passages
4- Preparing the binding
Social and biological differences between women and men. These are called (a) . (> answer in lower case only <)
Why was Raziyya Sultan removed from the throne?
the nobles were not happy at her attempts to rule independently.
the king was not happy to have her as an independent queen.
all of the above
none of the above
The authors of tawarikh were learned men: secretaries, administrators, poets and courtiers, who both recounted events and advised rulers on governance, emphasising the importance of ______ ________. (lower case only - small letters only)
(a)
Controlling garrison towns in distant Daulatabad and Sind from Delhi was extremely difficult.
true
false
Delhi’s authority was also challenged by Mongol invasions from Iran and by governors who rebelled at any sign of the Sultan’s weakness.
True
False
The Sultanate easily survived the invasion from the Mongols.
false
true
The Sultanate was made stronger under Ghiyasuddin Balban and further expansion under ________ and _________.
Alauddin Khalji
Shamsuddin Iltutmish
Ibn Battuta
Muhammad Tughlaq
Describe steps taken to control hinterland (internal frontier).
set of campaigns aimed at consolidating the hinterlands of the garrison towns.
In their campaigns, Sultanate armies captured elephants, horses and slaves and carried away precious metals.
During these campaigns forests were cleared in the Ganga-Yamuna doab and hunter-gatherers and pastoralists expelled from their habitat.
These lands were given to peasants and agriculture was encouraged. New fortresses, garrison towns and towns were established to protect trade routes and to promote regional trade
choose the false statement:
Members of the congregation choose the most respected, learned male as their leader called Muqti for the rituals of prayer
In a “congregational mosque", Muslims read their prayers (namaz) together.
The Imam also delivers the sermon (khutba) during the Friday prayer.
a “congregational mosque” is also known as masjid-i-jami or jama masjid
Unlike _________'s defensive measures, ___________'s measures were conceived as a part of a military offensive against the Mongols. His failures make us forget that for the first time in the history of the Sultanate, a Delhi Sultan planned a campaign to capture Mongol territory.
Sultan Iltutmish, Alauddin Khalji
Alauddin Khalji, Muhammad Tughluq
Ghiyasuddin Balban, Sultan Iltutmish
Muhammad Tughluq, Ghiyasuddin Balban
Delhi was attacked _____ under the rule of Alauddin Khalji between 1299 to 1303.
once
twice
thrice
four times
not attacked/zero times
